The Infantry Regiment #Grossdeutschland was activated on 14 June #1939 . The regiment saw action in #France in 1940. It was attached to #Panzer Group 2 in the opening phases of #Barbarossa , and was nearly destroyed in the Battle of Moscow in late 1941. On the last day of February 1942, Rifle Battalion #Großdeutschland (all that was left of the original regiment) was disbanded and two battalions formed a new Großdeutschland Regiment out of reinforcements arriving from Neuruppin. The regiment later moved to Orel after, and on 1 Apr 1942 the former Infantry Regiment Großdeutschland was expanded to the Infantry Division Großdeutschland.[2]
The Infantry Regiment Großdeutschland reorganized and expanded to become Infanterie-Division Großdeutschland (mot.). The division was assigned to German XLVIII Panzer Corps during the opening phases of Fall Blau, Wehrmacht's 1942 strategic summer offensive in southern Russia. During the combined Soviet winter offensives Operation Uranus and Operation Mars, the division fought near Rzhev, where it was rendered combat ineffective.

Very cool post from @the_ww2_memoirs
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Pictured above is an incredible find by my friend @_historyhunter_! He found this beautiful Sturmgewehr (STG-44/MP-44) while metal detecting in Latvia just this past week! Isn't it amazing how pristine it is for being in such a harsh environment for so long? Personally, I love the rust and petina! The STG-44 was the world's first true and effective assault rifle, developed and used by the Germans in the later years of World War 2. In the Spring of 1944, it hit the frontlines with German troops on the Ostfront (Eastern Front.) They immiedtely fell in love with it's power, range, ammo capacity, and reliability. Having held A STG-44 before, it's very light, an attribute I'm sure many soldiers cherished in the field. The STG-44 was issued primarily to elite units like the Waffen SS, Fallschirmjäger, Gebirgsjägers, Volksgrenadiers, and even the Volksturm. It fired a short, 7.92mm round, had a 30 round magazine, and could fire around 500-600 rounds per minute. Despite the STG-44's revolutionary design and capabilities, they were produced too little, too late, for it to change the war in ant major way. It did, however, change modern warfare in a drastic way. After the war, the Allies powers now had a blueprint on how to make an effective assault rifle. Thus many guns like the M16 and AK-47 were influenced by the STG-44. Also, check @mastersofconflict and their wonderful webtoon about World War 1. Also take a look at @brtish_military. #stg44#rust#rustic#rusty#dirt#petina#mud#latvia#europe#metaldetecting#ww2#wwii#worldwar2#history#relic#rustyrelic#relics#webtoon

Pictured above is an incredible find by my friend @_historyhunter_! He found this beautiful Sturmgewehr (STG-44/MP-44) while metal detecting in Latvia just this past week! Isn't it amazing how pristine it is for being in such a harsh environment for so long? Personally, I love the rust and petina! The STG-44 was the world's first true and effective assault rifle, developed and used by the Germans in the later years of World War 2. In the Spring of 1944, it hit the frontlines with German troops on the Ostfront (Eastern Front.) They immiedtely fell in love with it's power, range, ammo capacity, and reliability. Having held A STG-44 before, it's very light, an attribute I'm sure many soldiers cherished in the field. The STG-44 was issued primarily to elite units like the Waffen SS, Fallschirmjäger, Gebirgsjägers, Volksgrenadiers, and even the Volksturm. It fired a short, 7.92mm round, had a 30 round magazine, and could fire around 500-600 rounds per minute. Despite the STG-44's revolutionary design and capabilities, they were produced too little, too late, for it to change the war in ant major way. It did, however, change modern warfare in a drastic way. After the war, the Allies powers now had a blueprint on how to make an effective assault rifle. Thus many guns like the M16 and AK-47 were influenced by the STG-44. Also, check @mastersofconflict and their wonderful webtoon about World War 1. Also take a look at @brtish_military. #stg44#rust#rustic#rusty#dirt#petina#mud#latvia#europe#metaldetecting#ww2#wwii#worldwar2#history#relic#rustyrelic#relics#webtoon

Für Gott, Kaiser und Vaterland. Please note that none of the items portrayed are affiliated with the Nazi Party on purpose, this is simply my airsoft and reenactment kit and is in no way meant to portray any glory for said movement. The flag depicted is that of the German Empire, the much better government that preceeded the Third Reich. I simply wished to display my kit that I've collected from scratch and that I'm happy with the current form of. #airsoft#ww2#germanempire#history#stg44#luger#panzergrenadier